Topic 14 Architecture Flashcards

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1
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A drawbridge

A

Un pont-levis

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2
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A high wall

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Une muraille

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3
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An arrow loophole

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Une meurtrière

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4
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An archer

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Un archer

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5
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A lever

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Un levier

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6
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A machicolation (openings to drop things over walls)

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Un mâchicoulis

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7
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A ditch

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Un fossé

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8
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A crenel (wall indentation)

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Un créneau

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9
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Small hole to throw arrows

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Une archière

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10
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A courtyard

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Une cour

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11
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A watchtower

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Une tour de guet

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12
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A keep, dungeon

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Un donjon

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13
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A covered way

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Un chemin de ronde

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14
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A weep hole, barbacan

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Une barbacane

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15
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An enclosure

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Un live, une enceinte

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16
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Corbel (bracket)

A

Des corbeaux

17
Q

A portcullis

A

Une herse

18
Q

To be nested

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Être niché

19
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A decreptitude, a decay

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Une décrépitude